▸ Specimen Drawer

Plants & Trees — Lesson 4

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root

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

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rose

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

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tree

a tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves.

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trunk

trʌŋk

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

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weed

wiːd

any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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wheat

wiːt

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

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apricot

ˈæprɪkɑt

Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach

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arbor

ˈɑːrbər

tree (as opposed to shrub)

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asparagus

əˈspɛɹəɡəs

plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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biennial

baɪˈiːniəl

(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

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blueberry

ˈbluːbɛri

any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

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cedar

ˈsiːdɚ

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

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